The book brings readers on a tour of businesses and places that no longer exist.

Shay says it took a lot of work to make this book possible.

"It took me approximately 8,000 hours over a period of the last six years, to do this. I interviewed over 300 people about 40 of whom have passed away. I did a number of hours, probably 1,000 or more in library's, our local library's or library's out of the area," said Shay.

The book shares the stories of these old places with the people who made the places so memorable.